Sergeant Nevada Paul Krinkee, a 33-year-old White male and six-year veteran of the Sheridan Police Department, was shot on the morning of February 13, 2024, while attempting to serve a trespass warning near 5th Street and Val Vista Street in Sheridan. He was transported to Sheridan Memorial Hospital and died of his injuries. The shooter fled and barricaded himself in a nearby residence, prompting a multi-agency standoff lasting more than 24 hours.

On the evening of February 14, 2024, the barricaded man exited the house armed and tried to flee; officers shot him and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Local reporting identified the suspected shooter as 46-year-old William Franklin Lowery. Authorities initially withheld the suspect’s identity during the unfolding investigation. The city later compensated the homeowner for damage to the residence caused by tactical operations during the incident. No arrests were made in Sergeant Krinkee’s killing because the identified suspect was killed by police while attempting to flee the barricaded residence.

Nearly a year later federal prosecutors indicted the suspect’s mother on firearms-transfer charges; she pleaded not guilty and officials did not confirm whether the alleged recipient was her son. Does anyone have additional information about Sergeant Krinkee’s movements that morning or witnessed activity near 5th Street and Val Vista Street on February 13, 2024?